Confucianism. Confucius was very vocal. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar no man is more vocal than Brutus. He assassinates Caesar‚ pleads to the people for their support‚ and conducts war with Octavian and Marc Anthony. But is he virtuous? Brutus is not necessarily virtuous; he does all of these actions to gain glory and to show his virtue. Everyone should aspire to be virtuous. However‚ as seen by Marc Antony and Cassius manipulating Brutus and Brutus’s death‚ excessive pursuit of virtue can be
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he is a fallen hero‚ he still wins a moral victory‚ and his spirit lives on. In every one of Shakespeare’s plays‚ there is a hero. In Julius Caesar‚ there are a number of people to pick from; Caesar himself could be the hero‚ Cassius could be considered the hero‚ Calpurnia could be the hero...etc. This boils down to the main question; who was the hero of Julius Caesar? Almost every character has it’s heroic moments; but which one really qualifies to all of the requisites to be a hero? After careful
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar ‚ both Brutus and Mark Anthony gave important speeches after the death of Caesar. Both speeches had the same goal. There are also many differences in the speeches. They both influenced the conclusion of the play. There are important differences between Brutus’s speech and Anthony’s speech. First‚ Brutus speaks in a more rational way. Mark Anthony speaks in a more dramatic way to appeal to the crowd. While Brutus spoke first‚ Anthony had the last word. Brutus spoke in
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2012 Compare and Contrast Brutus was able to answer the Plebeians’ taunting and accusatory questions by using a simple concession and refutation technique. By praising Caesar by calling him “fortunate” and “valiant” he was able to demonstrate to the Plebeians that he still loved Caesar and did not kill him out of spite‚ jealousy‚ or any other malevolent reason‚ but because in the end‚ “[Caesar] was ambitious” and therefore Brutus had to kill his “best lover for the good of Rome.” Brutus’ simple
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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver speeches to the roman public at Caesar funeral. Both of their purpose in speaking to the roman citizens to defend their belief regarding Caesar’s assassination and convince the audience. In the following essay‚ I will illustrate Antony’s speech was more rhetorically powerful than Brutus. I will analyze the strength‚ credibility and effectiveness of each speech based on the insight of Aristotle. Antony’s speech was more powerful than Brutus can be
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Throughout the Shakespearean play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the character Brutus deals with the struggles of trying to make Rome as best as it can be. Conspiring with some fellow Romans‚ the noble Brutus kills the to-be emperor Julius Caesar. This begins a war against those who advocate the rise of Caesar‚ including Caesar’s closest cohort‚ Mark Antony. At the place of Brutus’ death‚ Antony stands over his body and gives a short speech commemorating Brutus’ honor. In his speech‚ Antony uses the phrase “This
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Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus is the main character who shows the most qualities of a tragic hero. Some of those qualities include‚ excessive pride‚ disrespect toward people‚ and boasting about oneself. As the reader can see in (Shakespeare‚ 3.2 80-85)‚ Antony gives a lecture to the plebeians about how honorable and noble Brutus is as man‚ even though‚ Caesar shows his ambitiousness by refusing the crown three times. This has led to many controversial theories debating between Brutus or Caesar being
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Honourable Marcus Brutus What does it mean to be honourable? According to the Oxford dictionary honourable means being worthy to something or some cause and adhering to moral ethical and moral principles. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ there is one character that portrays this definition of honourable to the city of Rome. The character’s name is Marcus Brutus‚ referred to Brutus in the play. This play is about Brutus who betrays his uttermost beloved friend‚ Julius Caesar and murders
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Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ Brutus a passionate senator claims that Julius Caesar could be a threat to the Roman republic. He supports his claim by comparing Caesar to a deadly snake. Brutus was a very good friend to Caesar and Caesar respected him dearly. Caesar was a very strong leader during battle but Brutus new that Caesar wasn’t meant for the throne. Brutus is conquered by the fact that he needs to kill Caesar or else the Rome republic will be in great danger. I agree that Brutus needs to kill
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tragedy Julius Caesar‚ Abraham Lincoln’s assertion can be proven true through Shakespeare’s development of Brutus’ character change‚ from honorable to disgraceful.
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